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Study Validates Link Between Poor Sleep and Poor Diet
According to authors of a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, women who sleep poorly tend to overeat and consume a lower-quality diet. The findings from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center provide new insight into how poor sleep quality can increase the risk of heart disease and obesity ...
Envisioning the Future of Hemp
NIE contacted Dr. Jason Mitchell, co-founder and co-CEO of HempFusion, which is based in Denver, CO (hempfusion.com), and asked him, “What kind of future do you envision for CBD and hemp?” Here is what he had to say: “I would tell you that there is an amazing, brilliant, vibrant future for hemp-derived ingredients of all kinds, ...
Forty Winks
Sleep is more elusive than ever for a growing number of American adults. Here’s why and how you can help your sleep-deprived customers go from a handful of winks to 40. The Hollywood-styled hypnotist with the pendulum-like swinging pocket watch intoning, “You’re getting sleepy!” sounds like a dream come true for the multiple millions of Americans ...
Hemp Madness!
There can be no doubt that consumers are demanding CBD and all thing hemp. Panelists: Leif Harrison, CEO, Americas Elixinol, Westmister, CO, www.elixinol.com Duffy MacKay, ND, Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, CV Sciences San Diego, CA, www.cvsciences.com Jason Mitchell, ND, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, HempFusion, Denver, CO, www.hempfusion.com Marge Roman, Manager, Stay Healthy!, ...
Meeting Seasonal Wellness Needs Year-round
In the quest for health, look to a broader definition of seasonal wellness to best meet consumers’ needs. Seasonal wellness has become a year-round challenge. Some suffer from runny nose and itchy, teary eyes while others suffer from coughing spells. Although allergies is likely the first thing that comes to mind, it is useful to ...
Heather Lux
With a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication, Heather Lux, founder of True North Beauty, spent 20 years working for progressive Fortune 100 consumer good manufacturing and sales companies. But after years of working “crazy hours,” Lux said she had completely lost all direction. “I made an effort to reconnect with myself and define my life ...
Take Care of Your Brain
Sometimes we forget that our brain is a physical organ. Because it is our seat of consciousness, we often fall victim to the mistaken belief that our thinking and awareness completely control our brain’s activity. We believe that if try really hard, we can dictate our mood and memory. Snap out of it. Calm down. ...
Indian Gooseberry: An Effective Cardiometabolic Nutraceutical
Distributed throughout tropical and subtropical India, wild or planted, Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica L. syn. Emblica officinalis), is a deciduous tree, commonly known as amla in India. It yields a fleshy fruit more than 1.5 cm in diameter, light greenish-yellow, and quite smooth.1 It has played an important medicinal role for centuries in ayurveda, with ...
Adding Sales Channels and Expanding Your Store’s Reach
Expanding the reach of your store can be incredibly exciting. When you’ve hit a point where your store’s popularity has grown and you’re ready to branch out, it is an amazing thing. But it also requires some careful thought and planning. Adding more sales channels to your business operation is a big risk, but it ...
Impact of Coronavirus on the Natural Products Industry
The new strain of coronavirus grabbing headlines and generating health concerns around the world was given an official name by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Feb. 11, 2020: COVID-19. Back in December 2019, the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and was traced to a novel strain. The COVID-19 virus, in some instances, ...
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